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(KPL/Yonhap) Traffic on major expressways across South Korea remained heavy Tuesday as people began returning back home a day after Chuseok, the Korean fall harvest celebration.
(KPL/Yonhap) Traffic on major expressways across South Korea remained heavy Tuesday as people began returning back home a day after Chuseok, the Korean fall harvest celebration.
This year's extended holiday runs from Friday through Thursday, as Chuseok, which fell Monday this year, connects with two national holidays -- National Foundation Day on Oct. 3 and Hangeul Day on Oct. 9, which marks the creation of the Korean alphabet.
As of 6 p.m., the estimated travel time to Seoul from the southwestern city of Gwangju was 6 hours and 30 minutes, and 5 hours and 40 minutes from the southeastern port city of Busan, according to the Korea Expressway Corp. (KEC).
Travel time from Seoul to Busan was estimated at 4 hours and 50 minutes, 4 hours and 30 minutes to the southeastern city of Ulsan, and 3 hours and 20 minutes to Gwangju.
In regard to travel to Seoul, traffic congestion was expected to peak at 5 to 6 p.m. and ease from around 2 to 3 a.m. Wednesday, the KEC said.
Nearly 5.61 million vehicles were expected to be on the road nationwide Tuesday.
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